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Group hopes to enlist tourists in search for Ayla Reynolds

A group dedicated to the search for missing Waterville toddler Ayla Reynolds is trying to raise awareness about the case among tourists who are visiting Maine this summer. WMTW News 8's Katie Thompson reports.

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Updated: 11:23 AM EDT Jun 5, 2013

Group hopes to enlist tourists in search for Ayla Reynolds

A group dedicated to the search for missing Waterville toddler Ayla Reynolds is trying to raise awareness about the case among tourists who are visiting Maine this summer. WMTW News 8's Katie Thompson reports.

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Updated: 11:23 AM EDT Jun 5, 2013

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WEBVTT GFXIT'S BEEN ABOUT AYEAR-AND-A-HALFSINCE WATERVILLETODDLER AYLAREYNOLDSDISAPPEARED.SINCE THAT TIME,STATE POLICE HAVECONDUCTEDáDOZENSá OFSEARCHES FOR THELITTLE GIRL ALLACROSS MAINE.AND NOW, A RENEWEDEFFORT FROM ONEGROUP TO RAISEAWARENESS AND GETTHE WORD OUT TOSUMMERVACATIONERSCOMING INTO THESTATE.W-M-T-W, NEWS 8'SKATIE THOMPSON ISLIVE TONIGHT FROMOLD ORCHARD BEACHWITH MORE.We're here at hid'npines campground inold orchard beach, oneof about twentycampgrounds so farthat have been sentflyers like the one yousee here. Organizers ofthe website "united forAyla" say they're notexpecting tourists totake time out of theirvacations to search forthe missing girl, they'resimply doing all theycan to keep awarenessfor ayla's case alive.IT'S BEEN ALMOST 18MONTHS SINCEWATERVILLE TODDLERAYLA REYNOLDS WASREPORTED MISSING.NOW A NEW EFFORTBY A GROUPDEDICATED TO HERSEARCH IS USINGFLYERS LIKE THESETO ENLIST THE HELPOF THOUSANDS OFTOURISTS WHO VISITTHE STATE OF MAINEEACH YEAR. AT HID'NPINES FAMILYCAMPGROUND IN OLDORCHARD BEACH,THIS "TOURISTS FORAYLA" FLYER ISPOSTED OUTSIDE OFTHE RECREATIONHALL. MEAGANCYR/HIDN PINESOFFICE MANAGER: TC:0140-0147 "I MADE ACHOICE TO POST ITNEXT TO OURFIFTIETHANNIVERSARYPOSTER WHICH ISVERY BRIGHTLYCOLORED SOHOPEFULLY IT WILLHAVE A LOT OF EYESON IT." ALTHOUGH ITMAY BE MILES FROMTHE HOME WHERETHE TODDLER WASLAST SEENOFFICEMANAGER MEAGANCYR SAYS THISSUMMER SHE'SEXPECTING ALMOSTTWO-THOUSANDGUESTS FROM ALLOVER THE COUNTRY,AND THE WORLD.MEAGAN CYR/HID'NPINES OFFICEMANAGER/TC:0057-0105 "PLENTY OFEYES SO HOPEFULLYBETWEEN ALL OF USWE CAN GET SOMEANSWERS HERE ANDHELP OUT AYLASFAMILY" MAINEDEPARTMENT OFPUBLIC SAFETYSPOKESMAN STEVEMCCAUSLAND SAYSCURRENTLY THEREARE NO NEWDEVELOPMENTS INTHE CASE, BUT THEINVESTIGATION ISSTILL VERY ACTIVE.HE SAYSINVESTIGATORSFULLY SUPPORTEFFORTS LIKETOURISTS FOR AYLASTEVEMCCAUSLAND/MAINEDPS TC: 0115-0128"ANY EFFORT THATKEEPS LITTLE AYLA'SFACE IN THE PUBLICEYE IS VERY VERYHELPFUL AND WEFULLY SUPPORT THISEFFORT THAT'S GOINGFULLY SUPPORT THISEFFORT THAT'S GOINGTO TAKE PLACE WITHFOLKS FROM AWAY TOMAKE SURE THATTHEY ARE AWARE OFWHO WE ARE LOOKINGFOR." WHILEINVESTIGATORSCONTINUE TO SEARCHFOR CLUES TO THEYOUNG GIRL'SDISAPPEARANCEMANY LIKE CYR WHO SAYTHEY WERE TOUCHEDBY HER STORYAREHOPING THESEFLYERS WILL CATCHTHE EYE OFSOMEONE,SOMEWHERE, WHOKNOWS MORE.MEAGAN CYR/HID'NPINES OFFICEMANAGER/ TC:0213-0223 "I THINK IT'S AGREAT OPPORTUNITYFOR THEM TO HAVE ALOT OF EYES ON THISCAUSE ANDHOPEFULLY FINDSOME ANSWERS, YOUKNOW, THAT'S WHATTHIS IS ALL ABOUT."Maine DPS spokesmanSteve McCauslandsays although nothinghas been scheduled,there will be anotherorganized search forAyla Reynolds in thefuture. Live in oldorchard beach, Katie

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A group dedicated to the search for missing Waterville toddler Ayla Reynolds is trying to raise awareness about the case among tourists who are visiting Maine this summer. WMTW News 8's Katie Thompson reports.